Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, December 8, 2022

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
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20. Arthur Chu $297,200

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1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
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5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Name’s The Same) for Thursday, December 8, 2022 (Season 39, Game 64):

A cocktail, an island & a WWII venture originally called “Development of Substitute Materials” all bear this name

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

A.Z. Madonna, a music journalist from Malden, Massachusetts

Sriram Krishnan, a consultant from Falls Church, Virginia

Ron Cheung, an economics professor from Lakewood, Ohio (1-day total: $19,599)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Yesterday, the post-Cris Pannullo era began with a barnstormer of a game; two players were both over $20,000 going into Final! Unfortunately, a Triple Stumper meant that Ron Cheung only finished with $19,599, but victory is just as important, as it means being able to come back the next day! Today, he faces A.Z. Madonna and Sriram Krishnan.

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Correct response: What is Manhattan?

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“Manhattan is an island” is a fact that the Jeopardy! writers like to throw out from time to time; today is no exception. The three parts of the clue refer to the cocktail (which, according to legend, was created for Winston Churchill’s mother at the Manhattan Club), the island itself in New York, and the World War II Manhattan Project (named as such because there were concerns that “Development of Substitute Materials” would attract too much attention; thus, the project was named after Col. James C. Marshall’s offices in Manhattan in New York.)

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The World Of Patent Models; Rhyme Time; “U” In History; A Night At The Opera; Monkey Business; Mark’s Brothers & Sisters)

A.Z. got off to a slow start, but found the Daily Double and pulled herself out of the hole by the opening break. Ron held the lead after 30 clues, buoyed by doing better on the signaling device.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Sriram 5 correct 0 incorrect
A.Z. 4 correct 2 incorrect
Ron 3 correct 3 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ron 9 correct 3 incorrect
Sriram 8 correct 0 incorrect
A.Z. 8 correct 3 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Let’s Get Down To Cases; What A Novel Character!; In The Room; Countries From Wordplay Categories; Preparing For The Role; 1990s Vocab Test)

Ron and Sriram found the Daily Doubles in this round—Ron lost $3,000, and Sriram only bet a very conservative $2,000 on a second-row clue. This made the endgame much more stressful for Sriram, as he only barely clinched a runaway on the final clue of the round (Plus, he needed 5 correct at the bottom of the board). Scores going into clue #61 were Sriram at $21,800, Ron at $10,800, and A.Z. at $8,000.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Sriram 21 correct 0 incorrect
Ron 16 correct 4 incorrect
A.Z. 15 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

Final Jeopardy! today was a triple stumper—for the third day running, we have a new champion! Sriram returns tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, December 8, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Sriram $21,800
Ron $10,800
A.Z. $8,000

Tonight’s results:

A.Z. $8,000 – $6,270 = $1,730 (What is a mai tai?)
Ron $10,800 – $5,201 = $5,599 (What is a martini?)
Sriram $21,800 – $0 = $21,800 (What is mai tai?) (1-day total: $21,800)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ron $4,200
Sriram $3,800
A.Z. $2,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) A NIGHT AT THE OPERA $1000 (clue #14)
A.Z. -200 +1000 (Ron 600 Sriram 1800)
2) COUNTRIES FROM WORDPLAY CATEGORIES $1600 (clue #9)
Ron 7400 -3000 (Sriram 6600 A.Z. 4800)
3) 1990s VOCAB TEST $800 (clue #20, $13200 left on board)
Sriram 11000 +2000 (Ron 7200 A.Z. 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 78

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ron 1 1 2 5 1
Sriram 2 3 4 2 3 4 5
A.Z. 4 5*

DJ! Round:
Ron 1 2 3 4* 1 2 1
Sriram 2 3 4 1 2*
A.Z. 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 5

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Sriram 2.92
Ron 2.00
A.Z. 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Sriram $20,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 0 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ron $13,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
A.Z. $8,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,400
Lach Trash: $6,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,000

Ron Cheung, career statistics:

30 correct, 8 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600

Sriram Krishnan, career statistics:

21 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,600

A.Z. Madonna, career statistics:

15 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000

Sriram Krishnan, to win:

2 games: 68.501%
3: 46.924%
4: 32.143%
5: 22.019%
6: 15.083%
Avg. streak: 3.175 games.

Today’s interviews:

A.Z. is a classical music writer, unusually for her age.
Sriram skipped second grade.
Ron lives in a house that came from Sears in 1928.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score: December 8, 2022 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Sriram $21,800 Ron $10,800 A.Z. $8,000)

Ron: Standard cover bet over A.Z. is $5,201. (Actual bet: $5,201)

Sriram: Bet between $0 and $199 and enjoy victory! (Actual bet: $0)

A.Z.: If Ron covers you and is incorrect, he falls to $5,599. Limit your bet to $2,399. (Actual bet: $6,270)

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